5G PPP 5G Architecture WG White Paper Rev.3.0 for public consultation

The 5G Architecture Working Group as part of the 5G PPP Initiative is looking at capturing novel trends and key technological enablers for the realization of the 5G architecture. It also targets at presenting in a harmonized way the architectural concepts developed in various projects and initiatives (not limited to 5G PPP projects only) so as to provide a consolidated view on the technical directions for the architecture design in the 5G era.

The first version of the white paper was released in July 2016, which captured novel trends and key technological enablers for the realization of the 5G architecture vision along with harmonized architectural concepts from 5G PPP Phase 1 projects and initiatives. Capitalizing on the architectural vision and framework set by the first version of the white paper, the Version 2.0 of the white paper was released in January 2018 and presented the latest findings and analyses of 5G PPP Phase I projects along with the concept evaluations.

The work has continued with the 5G PPP Phase II and Phase III projects with special focus on understanding the requirements from vertical industries involved in the projects and then driving the required enhancements of the 5G Architecture able to meet their requirements.

The results of the Working Group are now captured in this Version 3.0, which presents the consolidated European view on the architecture design.

You can download the paper here: 5G PPP 5G Architecture White Paper Revision 3.0

CONSULTATION:

You are now invited to contribute constructive comments on 5G-PPP Architecture WG approach to the 5G Architecture by sending your opinions on version 3.0 to the White paper editors by clicking here.

Comments are welcome until the end of July 2019 and, depending on the nature of the comments, either version 3 will be updated or new topics will be considered for a Version 4.